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Apple to halt smartwatches sales from Christmas eve after losing patent violation case

The US tech giant will pull sales of the Apple Watch Series 9 and Ultra 2 in the coming days after it was found to have violated a number of patent rights

Sales of the Apple Watch Series 9 and Ultra 2 will be halted from Christmas eve

Apple smartwatches are set to be banned from sale this Christmas after US regulators found some of the company’s best-selling devices violate a number of patent rights.

Sales of the Apple Watch Series 9 and Ultra 2 will be halted on the company’s online store on 21 December and at its physical retail locations beginning on Christmas Eve. The ban relates to all Apple smartwatch models with a blood oxygen sensor — a feature first ...